AC/DC "Rock and Roll Damnation"From Powerage albumBy Adrian Mayes, European Space Agency, Darmstadt, Germany[email protected]Ok this is one of my favourite AC/DC tracks. It's easyAnd fun to play.The intro arrpeggios are played over the chords A and D.A DE---------------------------|B----------8------------7---|B--------9------------7-----| 2 timesD------7------------7-------|A---0------------5----------|E---------------------------|The main riff is rock and roll itself. Perhaps one of theMost used rock rythyms going - it still sounds fresh on thisAlbum - even in 1994 !!AE---------------------------------------|B------3--3-po-2-----3-3-po-2-----------|G------2--2----2-----2-2----2-----------|D------4 -4-po-2-----4-4-po-2-----------|A---0--0--0----0--0--0-0----0--3-4-0----|E---------------------------------------|Po = pull offTry experimenting with this rythym until you get theRight feel. IT IS FUN !!!LyricsVerse:Y' say that that you play too loudWell baby that's toughY'say that you got too muchCan't get enoughTell you that you look a foolBaby I'm a fool for youSay that you're my diseaseWell, shake your stuffChorus:G5 D/F# A5It's a Rock and Roll damnationG5 D/F## A5Ma's own whipping boyG5 D/F# A5Rock and roll damnationD5Take a chanceE5While you still got a choiceVerse2:You say that you want respectHoney grow upEverything that you've done for meWell thanks a lotC'mon, get up off your bended kneesY'can , set your mind at easeMy temperature's running hotAnd I've been waiting all night for a bite of whatYou've got,andChorus:Intro section over the lyrics:Just a boy with a toy ( ??? )Come on and take your choiceCos you're way out of reachLiving in your sin you gotta practise what you preachChorus:G5 D/F# A5It's a Rock and Roll damnationG5 D/F## A5Ma's own whipping boyG5 D/F# A5Rock and roll damnationG5 ( not D this time )Take a chanceD5While you still got a choiceBack to the main riff for the solo which I can't get toSound right - but I know that just as the vocals comeBack in the solo is playing something like:E-----------17------------B---------------------17--G---16b-16b---16b-16b----- repeatedly.D-------------------------A-------------------------E-------------------------Try messing around with this. It's easier to stumble acrossBy playing than writing it down !!Finally, the chords G and D/F# are the standard AC/DC stuffG D/F# note no major or minor tonalitiesE---x------x--B---3------3--G---0------2--D---0------0--A---x------0--E---3------2--I hope you enjoy it !!!Rock and Rooooolllllllllllllllllllll !!!Adrian Mayes[email protected]End of Message